TALES FROM FALLEN WARRIORS ─ marvel

VI. Mom & Dad

Chapter Six
Olivia

"I won't ask a second time." Mom says, tightening her grip on the gun.

Out of the corner of my eye I see Steve raise his shield and I whip my hands out. "No! Let us handle this!"

"She could've brought other agents with her, or more could be on their way. If we act quickly—" Natasha begins.

I'm about to open my mouth, but it's Liam who says, his tone colder than I've ever heard it: "If you try anything you will have me to deal with." There's a faint glow around his body, around his hands as they ball into fists. Natasha takes a step back, genuine apprehension forming in her eyes. Lee keeps his gaze firmly on her and Steve, gesturing with his head for Zy to come towards him. My husband doesn't question him, he just stands by his side, watching the two Avengers like a hawk.

With those two no longer posing a threat to Mom, I can finally focus on making sure Mom doesn't pose a threat to Dad. It makes sense that HYDRA would send her to find him. She can track his scent, she's the fastest way of getting him back, and I bet HYDRA wants him back more than anything. He's their prized possession. But what HYDRA doesn't know is that Mom isn't planning on bringing him back to them. She's going to kill him. If I recall correctly, Mom at this points hates Dad. She thinks of him as the monster who trained her and killed Julian Remington, her best friend.

"Mo—Soroya," I begin, stepping in front of Dad, blocking him from her sight. "Please, don't do this. This is a huge misunderstanding. He's not who you think he is."

"He's exactly who I think he is. I would recognize that scent anywhere." She replies, her grip tightening on her gun.

"I know he's done a lot to you, but it wasn't his fault. He was brainwashed, reprogrammed like a machine. His actions have been puppeteered by HYDRA."

"And I'm just supposed to believe you?"

"You know she isn't lying," Stevie begins, now standing beside me. "You'd be able to sense if she were."

A flicker of confusion surfaces in Mom's gaze. "Using my senses to detect lies doesn't always work. I don't rely on it often."

"I know, you taught us not to rely on it either," Stevie takes in a deep breath, linking his hand with mine. "What I'm about to say is going to sound insane, but it's the truth. We're your children from the future."

"And from another timeline."

Mom lets out a disbelieving laugh, looking at us like we have three heads. "What?"

"We're from the year 2049. We came here by accident after an incident with a time portal Tony Stark invented," I explain. "I know it's hard to believe right now, but this man isn't a monster, he's a good man. He's our dad. We're just trying to get him someplace safe, someplace HYDRA can't hurt him anymore."

"So what you're saying is I have two children with-with him?" She says 'him' like it's poison to her mouth. "Now I know you're lying."

"We can prove it," Stevie insists. "We have tons of photos and we know things about you that only your children could know."

"Like what?"

"Your mother sang Moon River to you every night before you went to sleep, and when HYDRA was training you, you would sing that song to yourself whenever you were feeling sad or alone. You dreamt about becoming a professional tap dancer as a kid because of the old Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies. Your favorite movie is Dirty Dancing, you love pasta, you can't stand modern music but you like Taylor Swift." I ramble, trying to think of anything else I can give as evidence.